Dave LaRoche vs. Mariano Rivera — Career Comparison

Dave LaRoche
Baby BoomersColoradoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Mariano Rivera
Gen XPanamaThrows RightBats RightCentral AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Mariano Rivera a clear advantage over Dave LaRoche across the core pitching metrics. Mariano Rivera led in home run suppression (HR9+ 195 vs 72), run prevention (ERA+ 177 vs 87), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 165 vs 97). Dave LaRoche held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 117 vs 99). Mariano Rivera was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Dave LaRoche and Mariano Rivera

Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
647
5.55
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1115
7.82
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.13
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.56
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.57
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.5
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.42
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.85
52.85
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.75
57.75
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
1.08
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
652
4.57
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
3.53
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
2.21
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.09
2.09
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.239
0.239
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
3148
27
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3851
27
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
1049.1
9
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1283.2
9
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
919
7.88
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
998
7
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.88
7.88
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.81
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.5
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
459
3.94
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
2.01
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.69
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.29
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
819
7.02
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1173
8.22
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.02
7.02
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.22
8.22
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.218
1.218
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.137
1.137
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.15
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.09
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.25
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.32
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4459
38.24
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5103
35.78
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
381
3.27
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
952
6.67
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
448
3.84
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
2.38
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.73
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.18
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.35
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.18
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.39
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.62
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.313
1.313
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
3845
32.98
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4720
33.09
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.24
38.24
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.78
35.78

Fielding Stats for Dave LaRoche and Mariano Rivera

Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
647
5.55
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1115
7.82
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.13
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
3148
27
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3851
27
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
1049.1
9
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1283.2
9
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.41
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
0.77
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
1.24
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
1.81
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
1.72
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
374
2.62
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
1.65
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
2.58
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
96
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.4
98.4
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave LaRoche and Mariano Rivera

Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
649
5562.86
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1115
167250
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
600
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
522.86
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
0.65
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
128.57
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
102.86
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.71
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.71
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.99
51.38
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
5.31
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
154.29
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
188.57
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.619
0.619
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
60
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
17.14
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
77.14
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.77
58.02
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
1.04
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
60
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
111.43
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
150
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.38
5.38
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.54
0.54
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA